Linda McMahon: “For every dollar that went into the classroom, teachers…”

“And as I have learned since then from many states, in fact, I think the first stat that I was given was from the state of Tennessee, and that was For every dollar that went into the classroom, teachers spent about 47 cents in regulatory compliance [in Tennessee]. So let's let the money go to our teachers. Let's let the money go to our kids and teacher salaries. We have some teachers that are really fantastic.” (09:44–10:00)

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